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post #136 of 148
2/28/11 at 11:01pm
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Originally Posted by makewayhomer View Post
glad this turned out for you. but, I think you are overstating the potential difference wrt shipping. you can ship things to/from the UK pretty fast without a giant expense. unless the actual repair time difference between Alden and C&J is that big, the total elapsed time you're looking at should only be an extra week (?) or so and maybe $25 or $30 extra dollars for shipping (I think)
I'm gonna disagree with this. In my recent EG saga (still ongoing), I sent two pair of shoes back to the factory. 2 pair of shoes to the factory and back cost me over $100 (priority mail there w/ insurance and royal mail back w/ insurance). Also, with the current delays for mail entering the US, it took 2-3 weeks in transit back to the US.
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post #137 of 148
3/1/11 at 12:46am
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Originally Posted by Chips View Post
I wonder if anyone else had brought up the odd misallignment issue on their bluchers. IIRC, it was the left shoe that was the one that was off, in many different examples.

Ha, I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me the other day when I spotted this issue on my new longwings! But a quick search shows that this is a common problem. I suppose one might even call it an Alden signature...
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post #138 of 148
3/1/11 at 1:10am
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Originally Posted by rebel222 View Post
I'm gonna disagree with this. In my recent EG saga (still ongoing), I sent two pair of shoes back to the factory. 2 pair of shoes to the factory and back cost me over $100 (priority mail there w/ insurance and royal mail back w/ insurance). Also, with the current delays for mail entering the US, it took 2-3 weeks in transit back to the US.

ah, well I was thinking they would have returned them for free. and I wasn't aware of that delay...TM Lewin did recently send me a shirt though and it only took about a week I think, so this probably varies.
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post #139 of 148
3/1/11 at 1:13am
Glad it all worked out, Rob.

As for mine... the "splitting" hasn't moved a mm since I noticed it, but I have a feeling it's only a matter of time.
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post #140 of 148
3/1/11 at 1:24am
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Originally Posted by NewYorkRanger View Post
You know, I thought that for a second, but even though I was out the shipping, i could have sent them each to the retailer for reimbursement, but i chose to go direct, and I'd much rather they expedited as they clearly did than have a can of polish or shoe trees. I'm very pleased.

what??? that's a joke. a really bad one.

workmanship is so so. especially for the hassle you had.

just my two cents.
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post #141 of 148
3/1/11 at 7:47am
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Originally Posted by fritzl View Post
what??? that's a joke. a really bad one.

workmanship is so so. especially for the hassle you had.

just my two cents.

Fritz, that was my choice. For free shipping I could have sent them back to their retail locations (ShoeMart and Alden SF) but that would have added time to the process. To me the time was worth more than the $36 I paid to ship them both directly back to the factory.
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post #142 of 148
3/1/11 at 9:07am
If Woody had bought a pair of J&M's, this would NEVER have happened.
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post #143 of 148
3/1/11 at 9:19am
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Originally Posted by NewYorkRanger View Post
Fritz, that was my choice.

you're happy. that's it.

imo, it's not acceptable to be out of the shipping costs, anyway.
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post #144 of 148
3/1/11 at 12:04pm
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Originally Posted by Xiaogou View Post
SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY #8 LONGWINGS.

I guess that really sucks right?

And it should really be annoying too.

Sorry!
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post #145 of 148
9/18/11 at 3:42pm
I thought I'd bump this as I got to handle my first pair of Aldens the other day, as they are extremely rare in Europe as you know.

I really could not believe the extremely poor level of finishing, horrible leather quality and then, when I looked at the price, I simply burst out laughing. The sales assistant didn't seem to amused...

What is it with the iGent love for this brand?
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post #146 of 148
9/18/11 at 4:17pm
American exceptionalism.
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post #147 of 148
9/18/11 at 4:31pm
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Originally Posted by Ich_Dien View Post

I thought I'd bump this as I got to handle my first pair of Aldens the other day, as they are extremely rare in Europe as you know.

I really could not believe the extremely poor level of finishing, horrible leather quality and then, when I looked at the price, I simply burst out laughing. The sales assistant didn't seem to amused...

What is it with the iGent love for this brand?

What are they charging for Alden's over there? And what other shoes are you comparing the leather quality to? Edward Green?
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post #148 of 148
9/18/11 at 5:12pm
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Originally Posted by Odd I/O View Post


What are they charging for Alden's over there? And what other shoes are you comparing the leather quality to? Edward Green?

They were charging ca €700 for shell cordovan and a bit less for calf. I was even just comparing the finishing to English shoes that I have experience with Cheaney, Trickers, AS, C&J, EG, JL - and it didn't even beat one of them, not even Cheaney in my opinion.
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